Building life cycle and integrated design process
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam The life cycle and integrated design process can be understood as a design process to deliver a building, in which its relationship to the surrounding context,...
View ArticleHousehold biogas digesters
PartnersAuthor: D.C. Uprety Subash Dhar Dong Hongmin Bruce A. Kimball Amit Garg Jigeesha Upadhyay Biogas is a flammable gas produced by organic materials after it has been decomposed and fermented by...
View ArticleTraditional building materials and design
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam The use of traditional building materials and design is often found itself in a difficult situation, that is either being under the threat of perished under the...
View ArticlePassive house design
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam Increasing awareness of energy efficiency and climate change has led to new developments in the building sector, including the concept of passive house, low carbon...
View ArticleEfficient lighting systems
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam Lighting in is reported to consume as much as 21% of the total energy use in buildings (Levine et al., 2007), and to account for about 17.5% of global electricity...
View ArticleWater efficiency
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam The use of water in buildings has an indirect but large contribution to energy and resource consumption. The production and distribution of water for buildings is...
View ArticleCarbon sink and low-carbon building materials
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam Materials and products used in building, such as steel and aluminum, are created by a production process of raw material extraction, raw material process, melting,...
View ArticleGreening the built environment
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam Greening the built environment is one of the most feasible and cost effective mitigation options for building sectors in rural and low density urban areas. Simple...
View ArticleSolar technologies
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi Nguyen Cam Solar technologies facilitate the extraction of a renewable energy source by harnessing power from the sun. There are two technological principles that can be used...
View ArticleEnergy management and performance improvement
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam Once various energy efficiency measures have been deployed in a building, energy management and performance improvements can be put in place as a set of tools to:...
View ArticleBehaviour change catalysts
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam An effective measure to reduce energy consumption in buildings is to deploy technologies that have the ability to influence occupants’ behaviours towards a...
View ArticleSustainable community design and practices
PartnersAuthor: Wynn Chi-Nguyen Cam As the concept and practices of a sustainable built environment have evolved over the years, it is increasingly recognised that the scope should be expanded beyond...
View ArticleCellulosic ethanol
PartnersAuthor: Asian Institute of Technology Cellulosic ethanol is an alcohol produced from the feedstock available in wide variety of plant materials and agricultural residues. Although chemically...
View ArticleCool roofs
PartnersAuthor: Asian Institute of Technology Cool roofs can help reduce the heat island effect and also help improving the energy performance of the buildings. A cool roof can reflect the sun’s heat...
View ArticlePrivate Vehicle Demand Management
PartnersAuthor: Mark Bachels, National PlaceMaking Executive, Environment and Planning, Parsons Brinckerhoff Robert Salter, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Curtin University Sustainability...
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